General term for a piece of stone or rock, often used in contexts like jewelry, building materials, or natural objects.
I like putting rhinestones on my nails.
This ring has a small stone set in it.
I placed a large stone in the garden.
Refers to precious or semi-precious stones used in jewelry; also used for small decorative items.
She received a necklace with a gemstone for her birthday.
Imperial unit of weight equal to 14 pounds, used mainly in the UK. Not a common Japanese measurement.
He weighs 12 stone.
curling stone; curling rock
The heavy granite stone used in the sport of curling.
In curling, you slide the stone across the ice.
In curling, the players throw the stone.
His weight is 12 stone.
石 or gemstone-shaped ストーン are typically counted with 個, the general counter for small objects.
Borrowed from English 'stone'.